# Melur Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/melur/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Melur Melur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,874 people in 465 households**, the 79th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 1,874people (2011) - 465households - 73.0%literacy - 606201PIN code ## Melur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melur is 606201.** Melur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606201 - Gram panchayatMelur - Community development blockKallakkurichi - Census village code633508 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melur from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)85 km by road - Kallakkurichi (nearest town)11 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Melur? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Melur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Siruvathur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Indili - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thachur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Melur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and corn**. About 27% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Melur Of every 100 households in Melur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **87% Tap water ****82%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **73% Use banking services ****65%** **50% Television ****79%** **84% Mobile phone ****63%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Melur? ■ Melur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****816** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808** **918 Working population ****44.2%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 61.2% for women. 49% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 328 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (48%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 59 (7%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kallakkurichi - Thagarai1,953 people - Thiyagai1,953 people - Sembakurichi1,905 people - Alambalam1,900 people - Thachur1,845 people - Karunthalakurichi1,839 people - Ninnaiyur1,835 people - Eravar1,834 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melur?606201 - How far is Melur from Viluppuram?85 km by road - What is the population of Melur?1,874 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melur in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melur?73.0% (Census 2011)